Arsenic Random Urine

Description

Arsenic is widely distributed in the earth's crust. Arsenic is used in some pesticides and industrial applications. Arsenic toxicity can cause skin changes, respiratory illness, nausea and vomiting, and other effects.

A wide range of signs and symptoms may be seen in positive arsenic poisoning which including headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, hypotension, fever, hemolysis, seizures, and mental status changes. Symptoms of chronic poisoning, also called arseniasis, are mostly insidious and nonspecific. The gastrointestinal tract, skin, and central nervous system are usually involved. Nausea, epigastric pain, colic abdominal pain, diarrhea, and paresthesias of the hands and feet can occur.

Arsenic Random Urine

$42

Average competitors price

$199

Pricing based on average direct to consumer pricing.

Fasting Required: No

Preferred Specimen: Urine

Reference Range(s):

Non-exposed Adult

35 mcg/g creat

Biological Exposure Index (end of shift/work week)

50 mcg/g creat

Creatinine

Random Urine

6 Months

2-32 mg/dL

7-11 Months

2-36 mg/dL

1-2 Years

2-128 mg/dL

3-8 Years

2-149 mg/dL

9-12 Years

2-183 mg/dL

12 Years

Male

20-370 mg/dL

Female

20-320 mg/dL

Limitations: Seafood may increase urinary arsenic. This test may not rule out arsenic if spot levels are normal.